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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Layouts in a Project
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Overview of Notes and Labels
- Create Text
- Create Leaders
- Use Fields in Text
- Work with Text Styles
- Change Text
- Check Spelling
- Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Work with Annotations
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Named Page Setups with Projects
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach PDF Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
arrowheads
customizing 570
dimension arrowheads 562, 570
leader styles 533
artifical lighting 717
Asian fonts 544, 549
Asian set 543
association points of dimensions 601
associative arrays 245, 248
associative dimensions
about 563
annotation objects and 496
association points 601
changing associativity 601
leader objects and 532
limitations 564
modifying 597, 600
previous release formats and 699
updating 564
associative hatches
creating 506
defined 504
exploding 271
extents 514
associative surfaces
about 370
creating 345, 380
associative text 530
atmospheric rendering effects 747
attached xrefs
demand loading and 651
Internet-based xrefs 708
notification of 645
relocated xrefs 649
updating 650
attaching
block attributes 324, 326
files to drawings 669
PDF underlays 671
raster images 683
xrefs 644, 646
attenuation of lights 733
attribute definitions 325
attribute extraction templates 328
attribute tags 325
attributes of blocks 324
auditing drawings
examples 53
Auto-list feature 524
AutoCAD
previous releases 695
working in AutoCAD and AutoCAD
LT 700
Autodesk 3ds Max 750
Autodesk Architecture 750
Autodesk Authorized Training Centers 2
Autodesk Consulting 3
Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) 3
Autodesk e-learning program 3
Autodesk Official Training Courseware 2
Autodesk products
information resources 2
late-breaking information about 3
Autodesk VIZ 750
AutoFill feature 560
automatic saves 54
AutoSnap 169, 171
AutoStack feature 527
AutoTrack feature 183
axes
coloring 35
constraining movement to 413
constraining rotation to 415
constraining scale to 416
positive direction of 149
right-hand rule 149
WCS 148
B
B-splines 378
back faces of 3D solids 740
back, moving objects to 147
background colors
drawings 35
hatches 509
text 521
backgrounds
rendering effects 747
underlays 675
visual styles and 68
Index | 801